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third, learning from america's cup. seen it before with america's cup. we have try innovative projects and some worked well and some need to be fine tuned but we don't want to waste this opportunity to move people on the waterfront, especially the visitor demographic. for us at mta it's a challenging demographic because when they go they don't write letters to the supervisors about service and they go home and complain how long they had to wait and we're more responsive to visitor needs and in large part of what we did with america's cup and from the pipeline what we know about future projects and community outreach we're gathering and the lessons learned from the america's cup experience we are developing an impressive and interesting list of goals and strategies. some that exist in the area plan and the development plan and the other plans and our program at mta and our strategy plan, but also the goals from the outreach and where things need to be focused to serve the waterfront, so with that we're making sure we're being multi-modal. this graphic rep
third, learning from america's cup. seen it before with america's cup. we have try innovative projects and some worked well and some need to be fine tuned but we don't want to waste this opportunity to move people on the waterfront, especially the visitor demographic. for us at mta it's a challenging demographic because when they go they don't write letters to the supervisors about service and they go home and complain how long they had to wait and we're more responsive to visitor needs and in...
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(applause) look, america, america, look at me. our elections do not need to take as long as they currently do. there is another way. and the proof of that have is right under your feet-- through several layers across the mud, australia. >> prime minister kevin rudd has put an end to weeks of speculation, he's called an election for september 7. >> john: the whole election season is just one month long. four weeks! that's like only three new iphones from now! (laughter) you know what that means? we need to launch our full coverage of down-under-cision 2013. (laughter) (as an australian) that's not a campaign, this is a campaign! brought to you by koalas. koalas, like if teddy bears were alive and surprisingly aggressive. koalas. australia might have something to teach us when it comes to democracy starting with this: >> in australia, they have a compulsory voting system so everyone is required to register to vote and to turn out to vote and if they don't they're fined. >> that's right, it's illegal not to vote there. they spend a h
(applause) look, america, america, look at me. our elections do not need to take as long as they currently do. there is another way. and the proof of that have is right under your feet-- through several layers across the mud, australia. >> prime minister kevin rudd has put an end to weeks of speculation, he's called an election for september 7. >> john: the whole election season is just one month long. four weeks! that's like only three new iphones from now! (laughter) you know what...
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soon america may be self-sufficient in energy. also, if you are worried about global warming, burning natural gas releases less greenhouse gas than oil or coal. >> flack go feels wrong. it feels like you are pumping stuff into mother earth. >> jn: a liberal european environmentalist points out that europe promised to cut greenhouse gas emissions but didn't cut them. >> we managed tout half what you accidentally happened to do when you stumbled on fracking. >> john: so it brings fuel cheape, maybe better for the world. why are these people so mad? >> they worry about energy companies shoving these dangeroushemicals into the ground. >> this is seen sfraen a documentary called gas lane. >> the documentary gas land. >> they gave it director an emmy and matt damon features greedy energy companies destroying the promised land. >> if it happens to one of us, it could happen to us all of us. > john: yoko ono started artists against fracking. and so is the left wing media. >> itomes up by the millions of gallons and protests grow >> a lot
soon america may be self-sufficient in energy. also, if you are worried about global warming, burning natural gas releases less greenhouse gas than oil or coal. >> flack go feels wrong. it feels like you are pumping stuff into mother earth. >> jn: a liberal european environmentalist points out that europe promised to cut greenhouse gas emissions but didn't cut them. >> we managed tout half what you accidentally happened to do when you stumbled on fracking. >> john: so it...
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but when he came to america he found dying of silk was not in great demand. he became a candle and soap maker. this is a pattern that followed quite consistently without restrictive guild does chelation, people were much freer to pursue new interest, to develop new skills. and that played into this notion that we can have useful knowledge, practical knowledge that advance is not only our own social position with that of our society. so as a result many of these master craftsman or even mechanic or even a lowly tournament could aspire to become an independent entrepreneur with considerable economic security and a company social status and political influence. this movement was further mode, particularly annually by the puritans added more so in and around philadelphia with large quaker population, both put a premium on labor and particularly on the nobility of labor. so working with one's hands producing something, laboring honestly was a social good that perhaps and carried connotations that it didn't always carry back into europe. so as a say in the journeym
but when he came to america he found dying of silk was not in great demand. he became a candle and soap maker. this is a pattern that followed quite consistently without restrictive guild does chelation, people were much freer to pursue new interest, to develop new skills. and that played into this notion that we can have useful knowledge, practical knowledge that advance is not only our own social position with that of our society. so as a result many of these master craftsman or even mechanic...
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he put the people of syria and america's role of interest. and how do you -- if this evidence is truly overwhelming and the government committed, how will you hold them accountable and striking them in a way. does that regime is held accountable. the emotional value and deliveriance was impactful and we need to put that to the side. >> should open further dialogue, not be it. >> i'm heartened he said this needs to be a political solution. the question is how effective and how necessary would it be to carry out military strikes the american people don't want and even those against the regime aren't interested in seeing happen because people are questioning if they will accomplish what the united states is saying it wanting to accomplish. >> we take a quick break and come back and continue to dig through what it is the secretary of state said. it was a lengthy speech and a lot of information and we'll be back on the other side of the break. >> welcome back. secretary of state john kerry addressed the nation about what is known about the chemica
he put the people of syria and america's role of interest. and how do you -- if this evidence is truly overwhelming and the government committed, how will you hold them accountable and striking them in a way. does that regime is held accountable. the emotional value and deliveriance was impactful and we need to put that to the side. >> should open further dialogue, not be it. >> i'm heartened he said this needs to be a political solution. the question is how effective and how...
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look for live updates on "america this morning" and "good morning america" as we cover t military te mid >> six people are dead after building collapse in brazil's biggest city. the two-story commercial building in sao paulo was under construction when it caved in. on dozens of people. more than 20 people escaped were trapped. >> an investigtio disappearance of madeline mccain is growing more momentum in portugal. he4-britl disappeared in 20her scotland yard is now recruiting detectives in portugal question 38 people of intere including a taxi driver who says hy hvckedng girl the nig >> well, now, the double lung tranrenta murnaghan is back home isg ghan is back home forward th go collegeg ma abc's linzie janis was there as lorh.linzie janis was there as >> sarah is looking forward to being a regular little kid. the parents sued to get her on a transplant list, something she was denied ras denied sarah's parents reached out and to the media months ago in hopes of highlighting their plight and they sparked a national debate over transplant rules. ♪ in june, a federal judge ordered a
look for live updates on "america this morning" and "good morning america" as we cover t military te mid >> six people are dead after building collapse in brazil's biggest city. the two-story commercial building in sao paulo was under construction when it caved in. on dozens of people. more than 20 people escaped were trapped. >> an investigtio disappearance of madeline mccain is growing more momentum in portugal. he4-britl disappeared in 20her scotland yard is...
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what can be done to pull america out of this tepid period of growth? we are joined by incredible experts on the panel. mohammed el-erian, ceo of pacific investment management company. sheila bair, senior adviser to charitable trusts. john taylor, professor of economics at stanford university and senior fellow at the hoover institution. he is well-known for the taylor rule, a monetary policy principle that offers guidance on how to tinker with interest rates to control inflation. taylor served as undersecretary of the treasury during the george w. bush administration and was part of the council of economic advisers. specimen so much for being here today. special thanks to mohammed el- erian and mr. taylor for flying from california. i want to kick off the panel with you. you coined the term, the new normal in 2009. your outlook for the economy has been dead on. how much longer is this economy going to remain in the new normal? >> let me take you back to 2009 when the new normal concept came out. the idea was to signal that it would not be your tradition
what can be done to pull america out of this tepid period of growth? we are joined by incredible experts on the panel. mohammed el-erian, ceo of pacific investment management company. sheila bair, senior adviser to charitable trusts. john taylor, professor of economics at stanford university and senior fellow at the hoover institution. he is well-known for the taylor rule, a monetary policy principle that offers guidance on how to tinker with interest rates to control inflation. taylor served...
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i don't think even michael davis and the pretty blonde is going to be able to sell cricket to america. >> you never heard of gorgey thompson. >> john: i do. she knows you and i've been asking her about you. >> john: whoa! after the show we'll talk. john: she's fantastic. she was on the news for years. >> ten years. john: good luck selling cricket. >> do you play cricket. john: you know what? everything in britain is class based. so cricket is for posh people. >> really? john: that's not for the likes of me. i know i sound like it. >> what sport did you play as a kid growing up. >> john: soccer. religiously. >> it's a big deal. it's getting bigger and bigger in america. >> john: i want to be a soccer player more than anything else. this was very much plan-b. >> how in the world did this happen? you wanted to play soccer and here you are. >> john: it was a complete lack of physical ability. and that's all. >> you couldn't kick the ball. john: are you a frustrated athlete as well? >> i used to play in bronx park. john: play what? baseball. john: classic. a little football. yeah, sure. >>
i don't think even michael davis and the pretty blonde is going to be able to sell cricket to america. >> you never heard of gorgey thompson. >> john: i do. she knows you and i've been asking her about you. >> john: whoa! after the show we'll talk. john: she's fantastic. she was on the news for years. >> ten years. john: good luck selling cricket. >> do you play cricket. john: you know what? everything in britain is class based. so cricket is for posh people....
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before kerry said in front of the world the word of america is at stake. before the entire administration leaked the plan to explain exactly were it had to act. right now we are way beyond the other arguments, we are way beyond the polls. way beyond the issues, is this the best way to attack. i this it is not. the only -- >> it doesn't matter -- >> cannot be -- >> you have to listen for a second to martin dempsey if the chairman of joint chiefs of staff says to you, it doesn't matter if we go tomorrow, it doesn't matter if we go next week, we will still have an effective military strike against assad. we will hurt assad. then that open it is window to this that so many americans want to take place. >> why? there is no gap that we can hurt assad. and i don't think that the chairman of the joint chiefs is the one who decides how america should act as a way to uphold its word and strength in the region. he tells the president what to work -- what works and what doesn't. we agree it could work, depending how you design it. the question is once you announced a
before kerry said in front of the world the word of america is at stake. before the entire administration leaked the plan to explain exactly were it had to act. right now we are way beyond the other arguments, we are way beyond the polls. way beyond the issues, is this the best way to attack. i this it is not. the only -- >> it doesn't matter -- >> cannot be -- >> you have to listen for a second to martin dempsey if the chairman of joint chiefs of staff says to you, it doesn't...
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let's talk about race in america. >> talk about it too much. you think race is talked about too much. >> it is. the fact that we keep talking about the problem exacerbates the problem. >> perfect. let's not talk about race at all. >> the black people talk about race all the time. it's something we have to deal with all the time. >> white privilege affects every aspect of your life. >> my white privilege? it's part of your identity. it's at the intersection of a lot of different things. >> part of the privilege of being white is you don't have to feel uncomfortable just existing and thinking a police officer is going to profile you for what you look like. >> hot in here. this is not necessarily just a black issue. >> you see latinos and arabs being persecuted because of the color of their skin. >> if the name was rasawn williams they would lock this. .. >> this is called... a condition that causes me to sweat when i think things are going great. >> it is a tiny bit hard to have this conversation. >> why bring it up if if it's not a problem with
let's talk about race in america. >> talk about it too much. you think race is talked about too much. >> it is. the fact that we keep talking about the problem exacerbates the problem. >> perfect. let's not talk about race at all. >> the black people talk about race all the time. it's something we have to deal with all the time. >> white privilege affects every aspect of your life. >> my white privilege? it's part of your identity. it's at the intersection of...
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what are some of the things we should take away from those statistics, that snapshot of america? >> one of the things is there is an expansion going on. this is one of the things that is very difficult for the adamses because politics are changing, and the changing politics means they are new englanders. they are federalists. as time goes by, as the population moved south and westward, it makes it more difficult for politics that they believe in. >> we are going to invite your telephone calls. we will be going to calls in just a few minutes. i am told you want to read us a passage from one of the letters. >> i would like to remark on the 39-year life span. that is not exactly accurate to the extent that children died much more rapidly. if a child survived to 12, probably the life span was much longer. many, many people lived into their 70's, as the adamses did. >> the five children -- how many of them survived to adulthood? >> four. >> four? you are getting a passage ready for us. you wanted to read us from the letter we talked about earlier, "remember the ladies"? >> right. in t
what are some of the things we should take away from those statistics, that snapshot of america? >> one of the things is there is an expansion going on. this is one of the things that is very difficult for the adamses because politics are changing, and the changing politics means they are new englanders. they are federalists. as time goes by, as the population moved south and westward, it makes it more difficult for politics that they believe in. >> we are going to invite your...
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we are the united states of america. we are the country that has tried, not always successfully, but always tried to honor a set of universal values around which we have organized our lives and our aspirations. this crime against conshebs, this crime against humanity, this crime against the most fundamental principles of international community, against the norm of the international community, this matters to us, and it matters to who we are, and it matters to leadership and to our credibility in the world? my friends, it matters here if nothing is done. it matters if the world speaks out in condemnation and then nothing happens? america should feel confident and gratified that we are not alone in our condemnation, and we are not alone in our will to do something about it and to act. the world is speaking out and many friends stand ready to respond. the arab league pledged, quote, to hold the syrian regime fully responsible for this crime. the organization for islamic cooperation condemned the regime and said we needed,
we are the united states of america. we are the country that has tried, not always successfully, but always tried to honor a set of universal values around which we have organized our lives and our aspirations. this crime against conshebs, this crime against humanity, this crime against the most fundamental principles of international community, against the norm of the international community, this matters to us, and it matters to who we are, and it matters to leadership and to our credibility...
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works this is bbc world news america. funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman of vermont, new york, and honolulu. and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry, capital forevelop key decisions. we operate in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you. >> now bbc world news america. fax britain will wait for you in un inspectors -- acting oning syria. they have sentenced the army psychologist to death for killing 13 people during a rampage in texas. 50 years after martin luther historicvered his speech, president obama stands on the same spot for the commemoration. >> no one can match his
works this is bbc world news america. funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman of vermont, new york, and honolulu. and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry, capital forevelop key decisions. we operate in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you. >> now bbc world news america. fax britain will wait for you in un inspectors -- acting oning syria. they have sentenced the army psychologist to death for...
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well, tim miller is with that will super pac, america rising. near ra an tan deny is president of the center for american progress and has known hillary for 20 years working with her in the white house, the senate and her 2008 presidential campaign. tim, if i'm terry mcauliffe, maybe i like theling average you're providing. her numbers not just in virginia but all across the country are incredibly strong. in the state of virginia alone, hillary clinton is leading it five prospective republican presidential candidates. the only one that comes within a margin of error is new jersey governor chris christie who clinton leads by one point. according to latest poll in virginia, clinton beats jeb bush in virginia by five points and three other potential rivals trail her by double digits in virginia. hillary outperforms the state's current governor bok mcdonald by ten points and trounces marco rubio and kentucky senator rand paul by 12 points each. respond to that, please. >> it's pretty early for these polls. i'm gil give you one example why the clinto
well, tim miller is with that will super pac, america rising. near ra an tan deny is president of the center for american progress and has known hillary for 20 years working with her in the white house, the senate and her 2008 presidential campaign. tim, if i'm terry mcauliffe, maybe i like theling average you're providing. her numbers not just in virginia but all across the country are incredibly strong. in the state of virginia alone, hillary clinton is leading it five prospective republican...
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find your local feeding america food bank at feedingamerica.org/hunger together, we're feeding america! of the united states of america... and to the republic for which it stands... one nation, under god... indivisible, with liberty... and justice for all. our disabled veterans pledged to sacrifice life and limb to ensure our way of life. now, they deserve our support. find out how you can help disabled veterans in your community. visit dav.org. tell you about a new medical website designed especially for older folks. website you say! i can't work on computers, they're not senior-friendly. blah, blah, blah. but the national institutes of health fixed all that. now you can make the type bigger, increase contrast, even make it talk to you. just go to nihseniorhealth.gov and get the best medical information available anywhere. nih seniorhealth.gov. built with you in mind. >> here's another report in our series on first-aid basics. >> what is heat exhaustion? >> heat exhaustion occurs when the body gets too hot. >> what causes it? >> well, our body cools itself by sweating. so when we're i
find your local feeding america food bank at feedingamerica.org/hunger together, we're feeding america! of the united states of america... and to the republic for which it stands... one nation, under god... indivisible, with liberty... and justice for all. our disabled veterans pledged to sacrifice life and limb to ensure our way of life. now, they deserve our support. find out how you can help disabled veterans in your community. visit dav.org. tell you about a new medical website designed...
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look at the alumni of air america now. senator al franken, rachel maddow, thom hartmann, myself and the list goes on and on. one day, we'll look back at the alumni of current and go oh, my god, look at that all-star cast. and what an amazing moment they had in history there. and i think we did a great job with it. i don't worry about it at all. >> john: guys, before we go to break, one last question from each of you. al jazeera america is trying to take a straight news approach with no bias. is that the wave of the future or is blue state/red state commentary going to outshout it? bill? >> bill: i think the people are looking for opinion today. educated, informed, entertaining, opinion. i think they're looking for opinion. i think there are plenty of straight news opportunities out there. i wish al jazeera america all the luck in the world but i think that base has been covered a long time ago. >> john: cenk? >> cenk: my take is that passionate beats dispassionate every single time. and so you know, there is room for a lot
look at the alumni of air america now. senator al franken, rachel maddow, thom hartmann, myself and the list goes on and on. one day, we'll look back at the alumni of current and go oh, my god, look at that all-star cast. and what an amazing moment they had in history there. and i think we did a great job with it. i don't worry about it at all. >> john: guys, before we go to break, one last question from each of you. al jazeera america is trying to take a straight news approach with no...
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america had in itself. he had a dream. he had a dwreem not in the frnt tense. he said i have a dream that one day my four children will-- future tense--" will be judged by the content of their character and not the color of their skin." >> he was an extraordinary-- i assume most of the people on this program know that the speech which was so celebrated that he gave was not the speech he intended to give. the speech he actually gave came about as a result of mehallia jackson. as he was reading from the prepared text of the speech. he somewhere during-- i don't know maybe the 25th paragraph of the speeches she had win. she show thed to him,"tell them with the dream, martib. tell them about the dream." aise said, i was stand, behind him-- this is all happening in real time. so he takes the prepared text, grabs the lectern, looks out on those almost 300,000 people, and this is all happening in real time, and i tirnd to the person who was next to me, and i said to them-- just spontaneously-- i said, "these peopl
america had in itself. he had a dream. he had a dwreem not in the frnt tense. he said i have a dream that one day my four children will-- future tense--" will be judged by the content of their character and not the color of their skin." >> he was an extraordinary-- i assume most of the people on this program know that the speech which was so celebrated that he gave was not the speech he intended to give. the speech he actually gave came about as a result of mehallia jackson. as...
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what we saw in this election is red america became redder and blue america became bluer. there were very few states in this election that were competitive. there were only, i believe, four states out of the entire country where the margin was five points or fewer. >> rose: i want to pick up on that. how did we get to that point? is it redistricting? what is it that has made america red and blue and redder and bluer? >> a couple things. one is that there has been a great sorting out of the parties, as others have described brilliantly over the years. each party used to be a coalition of liberals, moderates, and conservatives. the old democratic party was southern conservatives and northern liberals, and the republican party had northeast liberals and conservatives from the midwest and elsewhere. over the last 25 years, people have gone to the sidelines of one party or the other so that the republican party is now much more conservative than it was and the democratic party is more liberal than it was. and so party identification becomes the great predictor of how people are
what we saw in this election is red america became redder and blue america became bluer. there were very few states in this election that were competitive. there were only, i believe, four states out of the entire country where the margin was five points or fewer. >> rose: i want to pick up on that. how did we get to that point? is it redistricting? what is it that has made america red and blue and redder and bluer? >> a couple things. one is that there has been a great sorting out...
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and we thank them for reminding us that america is always becoming, always on a journey. we all, every single citizen among us, have to run our lap. >> reporter: a third former president-- george w. bush-- was unable to attend today, as he recovers from a recent heart procedure. instead, he issued a statement saying: the moment that dr. king delivered his famous address-- with the appeal to "let freedom ring"-- was marked by a bell- ringing ceremony. that set the stage for the first african american president, who said the struggle for economic opportunity remains the nation's great unfinished business, but he voiced hope. there's a reason why so many who marched that day, and in the days to come, were young-- for the young are unconstrained by habits of fear, by the conventions of what is. they dared to dream differently, to imagine something better. and i am convinced that same imagination, the same hunger of purpose, stirs in this generation. we may not face the same dangers of 1963, but the fierce urgency of now remains. we may never duplicate the swelling crowds and
and we thank them for reminding us that america is always becoming, always on a journey. we all, every single citizen among us, have to run our lap. >> reporter: a third former president-- george w. bush-- was unable to attend today, as he recovers from a recent heart procedure. instead, he issued a statement saying: the moment that dr. king delivered his famous address-- with the appeal to "let freedom ring"-- was marked by a bell- ringing ceremony. that set the stage for the...
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and it doesn't have to deliver mail to all of america. >> people living in rural america aren't living there by force. if you go back to the history, it was private carriers that picked up the mail from the post office and took it the last mile or else people came out to the post office and picked it up. what we have today is an invention of congress. >> who says there needs to be universal service? if i live way out in the boon docks i can get e-mail. >> countries in the united states, including the congo, that try to provide universal mail service to everybody. >> but in the private sector if they keep losing money they go out of business. in your government, i have to pay forever. >> i don't represent john stossel in congress. overwhelmingly people don't want post offices closed. they don't want a cut in saturday delivery. >> overwhelmingly they are short sited and they want free stuff for themselves. aren't you supposed to be the grown-up and says, you know, in this case, you can't have it all. >> i don't feel any sort of moral compulsion to check down post offices when they don't
and it doesn't have to deliver mail to all of america. >> people living in rural america aren't living there by force. if you go back to the history, it was private carriers that picked up the mail from the post office and took it the last mile or else people came out to the post office and picked it up. what we have today is an invention of congress. >> who says there needs to be universal service? if i live way out in the boon docks i can get e-mail. >> countries in the...
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only in america could two bicycle mechanics launch an aviation industry and so forth. now, what's important here is that all of these figures share a number of key traits. well, one, they were largely or wholly self-taught. that is, they were not products of formal education. as a result, they had freed themselves from the constraints of conventional wisdom and traditional authority. they preferred practical solutions to theoretical discussion. they were, in essence, engineers not mathematicians. in other words, they were supreme practitioners of what i mean by be useful knowledge. be -- now, attempts in general to explain america's technological prowess, i've found, generally revolve around the notion it is our political and social systems that provided the ideal platform for innovation and for the associated economic growth, prosperity and the pursuit of happiness. so in this view it was the new republic shaped by the founding fathers that set the stage for an explosion of innovation during the 19th and 20th centuries. an explosion that we can all agree continues to
only in america could two bicycle mechanics launch an aviation industry and so forth. now, what's important here is that all of these figures share a number of key traits. well, one, they were largely or wholly self-taught. that is, they were not products of formal education. as a result, they had freed themselves from the constraints of conventional wisdom and traditional authority. they preferred practical solutions to theoretical discussion. they were, in essence, engineers not...
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america changed for you and for me. and the entire world drew strength from that example. >> he dreamed. of an american where all citizens would sit together at the table of brotherhood, where little white boys and girls and little black boys and girls would hold hands across the color line. where his own children would be judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. >> the greatest leader that my native state and perhaps my native country has ever produced. and i was not secluding presidents and even the founding fathers when i said this. >> we are standing here in the shadow of abraham lincoln, 150 years after he issued the emancipation proclamation. and only 50 years after the historic march on washington for jobs and freedom. we have come a great distance in this country. in the 50 years. but we still have a great distance to go before we fulfill the dream of martin luther king, jr. >> we are going to let freedom ring all across the nation. we're going olet freedom ring everywhere we
america changed for you and for me. and the entire world drew strength from that example. >> he dreamed. of an american where all citizens would sit together at the table of brotherhood, where little white boys and girls and little black boys and girls would hold hands across the color line. where his own children would be judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. >> the greatest leader that my native state and perhaps my native country has ever...
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that was a long way to help patients locally and around north america living with blood cancers. >> john rosa, thank you for coming today. we appreciate it. absolutely applies her. by the way, you can join in the light tonight event. the first one takes place september 20th at maple bond in howard county. that's followed by october 12, then on october 19 at park place in annapolis and on november 2nd at camden yards. to register, go to light the night .-dot-dot word. for more information on the programs of the leukemia and >> walks of art is a new program that bridges the gap between urban youth and art by providing them with opportunities to express themselves visually through painting and drawing, creatively through short stories and in performing arts like dance. the founder of the director of this program is sean burnett. it's a nonprofit leadership major. have you graduated already? >> i'm a current student. >> you are a current student, and you started a foundation, basically, to help people. >> how did you find time to do that? >> i actually started this prior to going there. i st
that was a long way to help patients locally and around north america living with blood cancers. >> john rosa, thank you for coming today. we appreciate it. absolutely applies her. by the way, you can join in the light tonight event. the first one takes place september 20th at maple bond in howard county. that's followed by october 12, then on october 19 at park place in annapolis and on november 2nd at camden yards. to register, go to light the night .-dot-dot word. for more information...
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yeah, and i had never been to america before. >> rose: first time you had ever been to america. >> yeah is so it was-- it moved fast, to the point that my stuff is still in storeage in london, that's how fast moves. so there is a time capsule of my previous life in south london. >> rose: what were you doing in london. >> i was doing staun, i was writing comedy for various tv shows and watching the daily show because i loved that was for me the high standard of satire and political comedy on television. that is what i wanted to do in england. and it was very difficult. and i was not, my intention was not to join the thing i loved. >> rose: what is interesting, and i think a lot of people would agree with that, is that we often thought that the best, the best of is a tire had to be in london, for a long time, way back to that were the week that was. >> that might have been true then, yeah. >> rose: with peter cook. >> peter cook was, absolutely. you talk about beyond the fringe, peter cook, jonathan miller, all of those guise. that probably was the high standard at that point. but what jo
yeah, and i had never been to america before. >> rose: first time you had ever been to america. >> yeah is so it was-- it moved fast, to the point that my stuff is still in storeage in london, that's how fast moves. so there is a time capsule of my previous life in south london. >> rose: what were you doing in london. >> i was doing staun, i was writing comedy for various tv shows and watching the daily show because i loved that was for me the high standard of satire and...
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yet in other ways america is far from king's dream. racial divides persist in income, educational achievement, and poverty. question, are we less conscious of race today than in 1963, more conscious of race today, or are things about the same? pat buchanan. >> i think we're probably more conscious right now, john, but i was at the march on washington. i was up there in the lincoln memorial when dr. king gave that address. and it was a moment really when the cresting of the civil rights movement, it was right within the same year after oxford, mississippi, they had the violence down there to keep black students out. george wallace stood in the schoolhouse door. king was a march for jobs and freedom but that didn't produce the civil rights accident. what produced it, john, was the death of john f. kennedy a couple months later when he was assassinated and linden johnson's presidency and building on that movement to pass the civil rights act, and then selma produced the voting rights act. but let me say this john. there was a downside in
yet in other ways america is far from king's dream. racial divides persist in income, educational achievement, and poverty. question, are we less conscious of race today than in 1963, more conscious of race today, or are things about the same? pat buchanan. >> i think we're probably more conscious right now, john, but i was at the march on washington. i was up there in the lincoln memorial when dr. king gave that address. and it was a moment really when the cresting of the civil rights...